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No. 5224.-APBU, 8, 1:80, lution to the meating, and declared it to be carried by a show of Lands,out a dozen opium merchants composing the

dissentients.

A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the business of the meeting.

Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon B. Flunkel ) Thursday, April 8:h.

THE CHARGES AGAINST MK DANDY AND BIB QONT BACTOR DISMISSED.

fore the Court 10-day.

in

my

the holes, but I could see from where I stood that there were no shields need. I do not think either of the stones I saw fell inside lot. Ithink they fell into the adjoin- lug let and on to the road. I did not see them drop. Immediately after the shots were fired I passed by the place and saw I cannot that there were no alileids

has may positively that any injury been doce to my premises by the blasting "perations, but I am inclined to

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THE CHINA MAIL.

two men bere; the man who really did the work, and would put blin and the defendant Mr Danby said he could inform the in the box to prove that this was so.

this point. The second de Magistrate fendant had the rabble walls on contract; another man has the dressing contract. kind of head coolie simply: The one is the other is a skilled labourer, stone There was one contractor for mason. all; he sub-leta different classes of the work. The Magistrate said it would be best to hear the case of the defendant and then raise these points. He believed this case was properly enough brought, in proper legal form he thought, and they would go

The Court then adjourned for lifta. on with it after tifila,

On reaming after tifin the Magistrate said the offence charged was under Section bibits rough-dressing of any stone on the site of a building in case of erection when the same could have been done at the quarry without damage arising to the stons

only taken action while he was ander bigh Be had evidently con sidered there was dangerous blasting going exasperation. on and that this was a nuisance. Acting on that he had taken this couras. Ho (Mr flanket) was very sorry that the case had not been settled out of Court.

Mr Danby: He assaulted this man on the Friday, on Monday morning received the summons for it, and in the afternoon took out this summons against the man, and dragged him (Mr Danby) into it.

there

bring forward. the Budget, by the acceptance of which the support of the Ministry would be tested. All com- mercial treaties would require the sent

His Worship directed the defendant to destruction of the poppy plants. A body be discharged as there was no evidence that of cavalry was sent down the river from she had parohared the complainant, who Chinking on the night of the 29th alt admitted she had never seen the prisoner with instructions to proceed as quickly as until she went on beard the steamer. He possible to the seat of the disturbance. should be drawn up embodying the facts procoods rapidly, the troops engaged in the traditional policy would be secured by also gave instructions that ata ement The digging out of the canal at Ci jukianzf the Connell before ratification. A which had been brought eat, and which undertaking and those stated to be on the the Council never being dissolved, one. were probably trus, to be laid before the way to join them numbering in all about third of the members being elected every Tung Wah Hospital Committee, who might 5,000 man. This large number oncentrated two years. The House of Commosa, engagements besides the plausible one put the nation, would have the same control probably be induced to communicate with on this one spot seems to point to other however, as holding the parse strings of In the meantime she will be sent to the forward of the deepening of the canal being over the High State Council as it now

Work of actual necessity.

1 Hospital for protection as before.

relatives.

STEALING IRON.

Taong Kwo-is'ten, recently Fatal of has over the Executive, and inasmuch Shanse and brother of the celebrated Teen AB both the Lord Chancellor and the Kwo-fan, Viceroy

of Lang Kiang (Nan- Forsiga Secretary would be equally king) in, we now appointed Viceroy members of the Ministry, an adverse of the Liang Kiang, in the stead of Lo, vote, of the Commons would have the sama effect for a change of policy as it Vlearoy of Cantou, who was previously appointed to Nasking.

has at present. The fatigue and expense

(Mercury.)

in a quarry adjoining the Fobinaon Roal ground in question. Inland Lot No. 713, is ía course of trana!t to the building where it Neato had acted a say to see that Mside at Sai Wan. There was no one dear for one voyage to Wladivostock and back Council would not be greater than that

Jouy

About 9.00

(Before O. V. Creagh, Esq.) Wong Atak, a coolle, was charged with stealing piece of iron the property of the P.O. 206, Lal Akam, said that about noon

He watched the iron daring

the evening yesterday he saw piece of iron lying on the hill

the defendant and another man came p.m. the to see if any one came for it.

the constable both men ran away and he pursued them. The defendant ran behind some houses and orucented himself in a ben coop where he was captured.

Defendant said he had no rope and be did not touch the iron. He went to the bili side. He saw some men running and he ran tes and somehow fell into the hen-

The Magistrate said it was quite clear that believe that the wall bare beeg ebaken as several oracks appeared. That is all 1 know personally about the blasting. With

it would have been a great deal better had Mr Stephens pointed out the hardship regard to the stone-dressing I saw that

Mr Neats not taken the course he did. to his client of being brought here and there were a number of stone masons for

losing his

aid there always would be The case in which Mr W. Danby of the bullding on the premises all day on the

His Word work, Mossen Sharp and Danby, architecla, was 20th. I siso noticed it on the evening of

like this occasionally contractor named the 25th. I noticed this from my bouse.

bat- one of the defendants, Tse Achun being the other, was again be. did not go over to make a closer Inspec

misunderstandings

Mr Stephens said The this form,-(1) for that barge wa tion, I could seo that the atones were b. ol. 2 Ordinance. 10 of 1872, which pro- breaking out that while the case was Hongkong Dock on the 7th inst.

ey on the 25th intended for verandab rails. I had also on

It and 26th alt. ani on divers other dags former occasion noticed stone for a drain

properly disposed of by the dismissal,

get out,

under the feeling engend pro fully did :

xionals therrie si Victoria in this Co-at the back of the house being dressed. I

were certain facts which he would have liked d negligently blast stone should say from the map In Court that the

to

thereby project: large

pieces no as to within the City of Victoria and in District was to be used. The Inspector of Nuisance ared by the summons having been served endai ger the maleig

ia houses No. of persat

the duplicate of one kept in the he took out this sommons, which was regularly the case. He had evidades ready quarry, and also that on the days an at Surveyor General's Othee in conformity enough. He had also with Me Seth looked the point it His Worship was ready or His Forship did not see any good reason had been dealt with before. He

The two cases the place aforementioned they were guilty with the clauses now shown us of Ord. up the matter and found that this was the wished to hear it.

way they of a anissace in that they unlawfully did No. 7 of 1866.

Be could quite other stone

Mr Neate's further evidence was adjourn- quoted a case in point brought by Mr why it should come ent. casa to be dressed graalia or

man understand the case being brought in for the erection of

certain building thereed to allow of Mr Gerrard's evidence being, Ulenver some time ago. The ordinance would be dismissed.

It gave any man was a very pocullar ove when such dressing could have been done for public convenience, taken now.

the

quarry without rendering the sald Mr Gerrard identified the map with which who was aggrieved by the one-dressing moment of exasperation by Mr Neate, granite or other stone liable injury he was familiar as being in the S.-G. office: nuisance and he could quite understand some men wore more excitable than others, during the transit to the place where it was

be had always understad is to be specially how intolerable a nuisance that might be and be no doubt thought at the time that required for use, the latter offence in cou

drawn to define the districts. If a lot to the right to arrast the man committing it he was the victims of these nainances, and after having a week's time to consider the 10 of 1872, coloured the colant of the district it is and so abate the nuisasos, or he could be (the Bi-glatrate) thought it a great pity, Oráluance No. travention of

that he should persist in it. what would otherwise be trespass was not trespass if done with ibla objet.

and on be highways adjoining the said Cheong Wan. I know the map in had this matter brought to his notice and on him for the assault; that was very clear and made fast a rope to the iron: On Beeg Memra. J. Bell-Irving, C, Lyall Grant, British Constitution; it would promote

Court

t ́e man, and

coop.

Iman Khan, watch was to the Lap Sap Wan dock, said the iron prodused the property of the Dock Co. and was in his obarge. It was in the dock near the Engine House about a week ago. Dofen-

Sea 2, el. b. and Government Notification within that District; Lot 713 in my opinion order any constable to arrest as not ir Stephen reverted to the question of dant has been occasionally employed In associated with the lekin grievance, is the should not be required to follow ita

Mr

and Mr Neate.

John Cleaver:

No. 182 of September 27th, 1872.

Mr Stephens, who appeared for the Chinese defendant, saked that durlog ibe hearing of this case there be no com- munication allowed between the Inspector pro: Vents then inet the dificulty raised by leaving the Court with the other witnesses who were ordered out.

I am a member of the Auxiliary Police Force attached to the Surveyor

Gei eral's Department, and am Inspector of Nuisances. I receive no pay from the Pollce. the Harvey Department. On the 29th 1 received instructions from Bir Noste, Inspector of Buildings, to take out the tako summons produced. He told me out the summons against 3lr Dauby and hit e-ntractor, named Toe Azhuu, for negligent ly blasting stone on the hillside, within feet of Mr Nant's house, on

is within District No. 6, Olsong Wan, of the City of Victoria

No

cross-examination.

Mr Neato' examination-in-chief oon tinted: I brought the two nuisances com

d of to the notice of the Inspector of plained of Plains of. I did not dievci bat requested him to take out the summenes

WAR it as an Question:

as an officer of the Surveyor General's Department as Inpector of Building that you notified him to take out those summonses, or simply as one of la Robinson Road suffer. the publis

this nuisance? Witness: tajutianaly affected by the nuisancon-not in my capacity as Inspector of Buildings in the Surveyor General's Department,

His Worship: Thas cleats matters up considerably. I have been trasting the a publle one and I find it is not so. I have just received a letter to that effect

Using

The

order the

The steamer Appin has been obarterad consequent on members attending the of the representatives in Parliament at $5,000 per month.

A farewell address from British residents from the distant parts of England in the This schema was presented to Mr A. Davenport, B. B. days of Edward III. M. Consul, by a depatation sonsisting of would not vary the framework of the James Hart, J. J. Holiday, H. H. Livere, F. W. Lemarchand, and A. McLeod, It peace, and would insure the stability of was numerously signed, sad would have the Empire. An animated discussion not at one as to the details of the paper, been much more so, if people had known followed, in which the speakers, while where to go to sign it.

were agreed that the question of federa tion required agitating. The Duke of THE HONGKONG BLOCKADE. The following is from a well-written Westminstor, who presided, in returning and carefully compiled article 1879, thanks, said he thought the first effort A Retrospect," which has appeared in should be to obtain a representative six clmpters in the Foochow Herald:colonial council, with whom the Colonial Another unsolved problem, intimately Becretary would confer. He, however, long-pending Hongkong Blockade ques-advice unless the colonies furnished Bis Worship convicted of un-

Nothing, absolutely nothing, has been total poslanca, ictal defiant of tion; or the right of Chinese Customs orui-money for exeunting its decrees, default to suffer four weeks imprisonment sers to blockade the port of Hongkong. done during the past year towards effect- ing a settlement of this vexed question; and it remains a moot-point-in so far at least as Chinese-riggod vessels are con cerued as to whether the British Co- as well as in name. The systematic en- deavours of the Chinese authorities to collect customs duties on cargo pussing ont of the culony in native jooks, al- though frequently and energetically protested against by the European re- sidents at Hongkong, have hitherto been crowned with success. But that this virtual blockade of a British possession should be for a moment tolerated is pass.

the dock.

with hard labour.

DAMAGING PROPERTY.

Li Atim, a bricklayer, was ordered to pay 76 cents amends for property damaged by carelessly letting bricks fall from a house which he was at work into a cook room into his recognisance in the sum of $10 to

I draw my pay trowing from Simply as one of the public had no further evidenco in support of tho had been that the man bad believed the sojining. He was also ordered to enter lony of Hongkong is a free part in fact.

the Robinson

Cabo

a

right of arrest belog, given the right getting compensation for his client's less of of prosecution was conferred too, he pre-time and being brought here. He would sunied, Thore were tady check whore profer having the costs as against the

in getting them. persons had been presoonted for this Crown, as he would have no difficulty then

chipping stone.

The Magistrate, having considered with desperats nuisance of

Mr Seth, read the legal definition of WO ouly malice, and said that it ho was entitled to when the prosecution was malicious that plainant to pay compensation to the de- His view of the case all through fendant.

Tho was justified in what he had done.

word

I malice not there he would have bren able to have made the order. The pro secution had cortataly besu brought on tas afficient grounds, but be doubted very auch if there was malice in a legal souse in it. Had it not been so he would hut he did not believe that it was a wrong- be dressed. It is also unus! for sans sun- tractor to take all the stonework of a build ful set done intentionally. The complain- ing and knowing that the second defendant ant had bea under the mistaken idea the

This ended the case.

The

case was then proceeded with. Mit Cleaver was re-called by mistake, but gave none save formal gridenos which the Magistrate did not take down, No question was allowed in cecen-examina tion.

Mr Noats, recalled after tifo: Said he charge of dressing stone against either do- Had always represented himself as the fendant, beyond the fact that Mr Danby element of malice was absent. Were the be of good braviour for six months.

ilding in course of eros- architect of the tiou. Examined by the Court, he said There is no established rule or practice by which the architect is responsible for the stones are dressed, but he where the

Road, on the 26th ult., and previous daye, from the Surreyor General am very all doen direct where the stones shall have granted an order without hesitation, and for dresing rough stone at the same much inclined to think that to make time and place contrary to the provisions public anissace an indictable offer.ce 11 was

1872. Conngrent ou the d of Ord. 10 of

tent ou these necessary that several pernous in the neigh. instructions 1 took out the summons in the bourhood join is it who were affected

of Ducices I have never

If there was only this man affected by it ordinary contro been in the neighbourhood myself when by the nuisance it sensed to be a public

I bave never re- nuisance; it became & private nuisance, blasting was going on. ceived any complalot from any of the in-wrong for which there was a remedy in an habitante living near. I have never seen other Court. His proper course would

stens dressing gelae on on the premises.to bring an sotion for that private buisanos.

I received the By 1 Mr Stephens-When I

I have consulted with Mr Beth upon that So far as careless blasting is con- point Instruction on the 20th to take out the

it an indictable offence and the

suminone, I was telegraphed for between corned, we have an ordinaces constate

1

at

and 2

p.m. to attend the Court at onc

I attended immediately sud saw Mr Noate Ho arker the Mingistrates Clerk's office. me to take out a summons agsi at Mr tle did not at Dauby and his contractor. that time toll me that he had been au manonoÙ

smauit. for

Be told ing so during the BAIDe afternoon, during the time I was writing the summons, I am in the Surveyor General's Department. 1 work with the Surveyor General and with the Doctor. It is my duty to report any nuisance of this bind to the Surveyor General. I did not repai

this ruisance to the Surveyor tone ral, i ut i have spoken to him ou two occa- BLOTS this subject. I attended on the Surveyor

General when he sent for me to his office and he asked me if I had laid any information. It was not until then that reported it to the Surveyor General's Department.

од

To the

the blagistrale-1 was about the 2nd insi. when the Surveyor General sent

far me.

a

DRUNK AND INCAPADEL.

William Simpson, a fireman on board the S 8. Cumplo was charged with being drunk and moapable on the 7th instant.

He admitted the socs and expressed

his regrat for the vocurrence.

Fined balf a dollar.

THEFT FROM A STEAMES

17th instant.

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Trang Afat, a colte, was charged with strange, and can only be accounted loose policy in dealing with such ques- was contractor for the foundations he, Mr whole time that he was only doing his duty-stealing one box of clothing of the value or by reference to the general fast and Gold Leaf, 99 fins...

of about $10 from the S. 8. Qualser on the tions to which we have alrendy alluded Neste, inferred that he was probably re-

Leung Yak Telog, shopkeeper, said he in our main consideration of the lehin spotlible in causing the stones to be dressed on the ground

was on board the Gwalior yesterday after difficulty at the treaty ports. On the Mr Danby

admitted being the architect

on deck with oiber pas Wat

Chinese side it is alleged that consider- sengers and their luggage. The box proable loss to the native revenue is caused duced for the building, bat be did not care where

is bis and formad part of his luggage. by the facilities aftorded for smuggling the contractor gets the stones from or where they are deemed so long as he puts the stones properly into the building.

MORE ALLEGED THASPIO AN BUMAN BEINOL The case in which Cheng Alim, 58 years of age, a married woman, was charged with married woman, into the Colony for the decoying one Ching King Ying, also s

from the 5th inst was agata before the Magistrate on remaud

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Hongkong Bank, 58 % prem. sales. Upion Ins. Society of O'ton, $1,460, p.share. Obina Traders' Ins. Co., $1,45,per share. North China Ina, Co., Tia. 1,160, per share, Yangisze Ins. Assoc., Th. 780, per share H.K. Fire Ina. Oo., $816, parnbare, salen. China Fire Ins. Co. $223, per share, xaica. H.K. & W. Dook Co.,6 % prem, H.K.0. M. S.-boat Co., 325 prom Shanghai Steam Navigation. Tia 7 per

Mr Noate, cross-examined by Mr Danby : | purpose of selling bar, or the 4th lust.. Au offoer told them to move from where through the establishment of a free port Chinese Ins. Co.. $800, por share nollers,

1

He was a

bas the power to try all Indiatable offences don't recollect having ever heard

inspector Adams was sworn as an later- and punish the offenders with the exception of an architect being summoned for a auisance of this kind beture. I am an

I have been in the Colony protor. of curtain offences which he wuat sond up,

of bing K ́ng Ying said, obe was a widow, Unt to be a public nutraces there must be probitest.

several

1spector ato FALTA.

husband died in Bossa in the eight Her a number of people in the neighbourhood for seve

I do not recollect gotting cuildings. ineroly who complain of it. This

in this case I come forward as a private His name was Taut The Tong. private nuisance if it is a nuisance, and Me out a summons of a similar nature before. month (Sept or Uet. 1879) of last year.

eate has his remedy elsewhere,

individual and not in my official capacity, larmer in the province of Honka. The works have been in operation for about G monitis. There is a large quantity of stone in the basement.

Mr Danby:

That stone must have been in there for some time,

Witness: I suppose so.

Dis Worship then read the following letter which he had just received from Mr Price in which he repudiated any connection Re (the Magistrat-) with this cammons. bad written to the Sarveyor General Office asking that somebody from ble night come hora to-day as a witness to speak to the danger or otherwise of blast- ing in the manner which had been described as without shields. This was the letter:-

April 8th, 1880.

Mr Danby: Could the whole walls of the

Wong

they were as they were in the way.

69,

first

the

dia laking some baskets with him, like Hongkong in such close contiguity On his return the box was gone. About to the mainland of China; and it is 5 p.m. a

a constable came on board and asked urged that the cruisers only exercise He said he had their pretended right of search over bond if any one had last a box

and then came with the constable to the fide Chinese craft. There is undoubted- atativa

where he saw defendant and the boxy a certain amount of plausibility in hese arguments. But, viewed broadly, which he renognised as his.

P. O. 263, Wong Arbing, said he was on duty on the

it for

malca

Ohina Coast 8. Nav. Co., Fl. 110 pers. Hongkong Gas Co., $75 per share. Hongkong Hotel Co., 306 p. abr., buyers. Obins Sugar Relining Co., $101, p.., sales. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.

of 1877, do. Temperature.

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MY DEAR BIR,-Though it purports to be house so the level of the roof he built with. ang Tung. He wanted her to be lentified the box as his and opened it with disposed to submit to the indignity of a THERMOMETER half ***

the notion of the Government through one of the Publio Departments represented by To Mr Danby-1 do not usually an Inspector of Naisances in this case, I must decline any copuranes of the case to the Surveyor which report such matters to

authority from myself or the Assistant report this matter, having already got

Surveyor General to prosecute Mr Uanby, instructions from an officer in Mr. Neate's and nobody else in the office could vest position. Mr. Frice naked mas who gave him with that, authority. I presume there-

out the basement being first laid?

Witness: Yes.

Mr Danby: Could you do so î Witness: You.

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on the Fraya yesterday afternoon and as a matter of principle, such con Sua Pol the bane of the village. She when he saw defendant carrying a box on tantions are undeserving of any serious in Honan with some of her relations. Alter sad two children, one of them is now live shoulder. He seemed anxious to avoid consideration. The British Government her husband's death sho continued to live the coutable whose suspicions were aroused, cannot fairly be held responsible for with her 16lations in Hudan until the 2. When questioned by the policeman defen- losses of revenue necrning from neglect of November, Her brother was addiozeddant said his friend, who was on the Sing on the part of the Chinese Government (Taken at Masars Falconer de Os,'i Primins, to opium amoking and used to treat her "pore steamer, asked him to carry is sto exercise an efficient control over its bim. The coustable arrested the prisoner Mr Dauby: You supposs no! You are

badly and ber to a man named Awang for $10, Awang brought her to a place and went on board the Gwalior where he own maritime towns; uor, under similar was informed by the complainant that he circumstances, would any independent not sure!

Witness: No.

bux. He came ashore and government in Europe or America bo called Ching Ka tia in the province of ad 100 pratitu.e, but she would not consent on

a key that was banging at his girdle, he threatened to kil

Deiondant aid Chan Asam took him on say consideration and her, she was eventually sold to an old man with a whisker named Aping for $6b board the steamer to give him a passage to

ingapore, but as he was unable to get ticket for him he gva, him the box. at a placed called Chow Chow Foo in the

she When got to Chow estne province,

how you, Aping sold her to three plu also said he had neither homo nor employ His Worship sentenced the prisoner to The Magistrate asked the defendant to woman for $0. Before Aping sold her hen He was a new-comer here.

tried to put her into a brothel, but she put a stop to sparring; they might waste

Q10 labour. Desember Inst Orcas examination continued:-I have women took her to Canton, where she a before complained of the stone dressing rived about the 20th

She was there put up to suction and $120 $180 and $14u were bid for her, being a nuisance to your overscar. never complained to she contractor.

And oreutually: ahe submitted to be sold to

AN EMPIRES PARLIAMENT. did not complain to you. I never com

three sisters for $103 as she thought she Surveyor General.

At a meeting of the Colonial Institute, plained to the

would live them best. It was nos a regular instruct Mr Cleaver to take oat did not the enmmons, I reques.ed him. I do not suction, but there was great competition:

that he bad Staveley Hill, QC., M.P., read a Paper daring recoilect the date. Before I requested Mir her. She did not know in what capacity 10-day was in the Queen's Road West where at the Fail-mall, Regent-street, Mr A Ulaaver to take out this summons i bed not she was to be employed. She did no work, been convicted of larceny and I asked him in which he sketched a Legislative Caus

on a cargo boatsppeared After this employed on received a summons for an asasult. 1 she was with them for two months, swear that The stone dressing has been which time she neither cooked nor wwept what he was doing, file asid he was oil for the British Empire. He said in operation for some months, but I did the floor. She did nothing.

Me Dauby: Smart man; would you as of Buildings allow a house to be constructed?

General I did not think it my duty to you refor. The complainant had no Inspessu

me

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foreign Customs preventive service in we akce into full consideration the pe- active operation on its consts. And, if Heculiar conditions under which Hongkong the inadmissibility of continuing to Banc- became a British colony and free port, tion the presence of Chinese Customs right of search at the very entrances to that port, must be rendered sufficiently clear to satisfy every reasonable mind.

Instructions and I toid-him. He asked me that the case is a private one between time till midnight if they went on like this would not submit to it. The three of three months' zmprisonment with hard cruisers, and of according to them a

Soth told me

me to give in writing a report of the individuals, and it would therefore bo pr

wrote out A report. Mr. Soth

licaferable to take the ebidence of experts in what to write when making out the applicavate practice as to the alleged reckless tion for the summons. i did not hear дру

Yours very truly, conversation between Mr. Neate aud Mirness of Mr Danby's blasting operations.

J. M. PRICE, Danby respecting the summons. I am Chief

Surveyor General. Inspector of Nuisances and am not ponfined to any special distrios; I go where I

took out the summons before I have looked up the point whether the not it authorities have the power to prosecute in visiting the ground. I did necessary to verify Mr. Neste's statement, such cases as this: I find that they have I have no authority to take instructions The Queen e. Matters was a case in which

it my duty and the defendant was convicted,

being ; I have viction

old

for

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,

Chan Afuk, & boatman and an old acquaintance of the police, was obarged with being in unlawful possession of a pair of binocular glasses this morning.

Sergeant Toomey said:About 7am.

I met the defendant.

I knew

1

He had his left

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from Mt. Neato in taking ont summonses the Local Board of Torquay he con not take out a summons before because she went here and there and everywhere, / haud in his pocket and appeared to be England and her colonies will either I did it because 1 considon; 1864, Now uphold og sppen! C. α. B. it had not been so prominently brought she was up on the bill and over the river concealing somthing there. I asked his become more and more severed or more

It is my daty to laspect a

ices twice and saw no

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The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, dro, Zini

VESSELS TO ARRIVE,

AT HONGKONO.

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Antwerp

Nov

Penarth

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Dec.

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what be had got and he said only a few and more confederated, and he hoped for Saw and everywhere. The defendant is not

iswhich he took from his pocket. I tapped States and (fermany were to be seen the The chargo there was to my notice. Un Good Friday 12.

Henn He some six large stones being dressed, one of the three sisters and complainant is geah and at the some time shewed me some the latter eventuality. In the United

to her, sold to been up to the pesmices

Mr. Neato ban precisely the same as in this case. stone dressing guing on.

Mouldings not aware that she has been Brad

16, Elido, glance produced. He argued that such a power might reason- They were verandah rails, about withdrawing this

proved to be the

gave them to him. times; and, after describing these, be spoken to me

He told me he thought it ably be supposed to lie in such an official were being sat on them. Catting mould- but they came to Hongkong together, She is pocket and found something hard which most instructive federations of modera

As he re-ings I consider to be summ.ons.

as the Surveyor-General here.

Defendant said I did not ank him as

ordi.ance.

board the steamer. She was put on board should be withdrawn. why he th nobt it should be withdrawn.pudiated all connection with the case the the meaning of the rough dressing within first saw the prisoner when she was put o waid a man gia the glasses were the pro- proposed for the Empire of Great Britain 19, Joseph,

More aparring ensued, which the Magis against her will. She heard the people

consider and legislate upon the following the

ught saking them out for sale. trata two summolace, agaisnt matter takes another position.

bought I thought

sgam stopped. He said if Me Danby's making offers for her Mr Stephens asked that the cases be dia-

the prisoner has

Four previous convictions stand recorded subjects:-Questions of domicile, Cus yourself and Mr. Neats, were to be with

agrium the drawn. The

plan produced is the ons missed. The sunuyons was brought with defence was that be was not responsible as does not know if purchase, but abs perly of his decesul father and he was a High State Council, which would 22, Fledere,

architect for what the man who chipped the her. Her fathor is well off and has thres

of which are for larceny. referred to in the Urdinance, it shows the ont authority.

The Magistrate said he was very much stones or the contractor did, all this gress-wives and her husband bad four. She

His Worship remanded the case till between different parts of the Empire,

Pizarro boundaries of the City of Victoria, I. is retained in the office of the Registrar / inclined to dinmiss the case,at this stage, examination was uselese. It would have the head we. The prisoner told her when yease, thoner during the last five toms duties and taxes affecting trade 18, William Ritzon,

of paper money, bank regulations patents

Singapore, but would recall Mr Cleaver to question applied and Mr Dauby admitad he was on the steamer that she was going to so- Saturday aski to ouable Bergant Loomoy weights and measures, coinage and ine Janar,

and copy-right, questions affecting the to the capacity in which he responsible,

company her to Hongkong. When

mercantile marine, poste and telegraphs, 10, Clace, To His Worship-1 consider from look him farther

Mit Danby sald bis first defence was that steamer arrived at Hongkong complainant to trace the owner. prosecution.

10, ing at the map that the lot in which the brought the post he took out this sum-ho had nothing to do with where the stones did not want to land. Dofundant said

10, W. Weston, Mr Cleaver

Leong Ahl, a coolie, was also charged law process and execution of judgmente, that now she was here she must land blasting took place is within the Oity

11, El Capitan, moms as suspector of Nuisances, and under were dressed; that be had nothing whatever tempted to forse her to do so. She cried boundary.

to do with the matter, but if the Magistrate

21, Lobair, and made a noise. She came ashore unlawful possession of a piece of board civil procedure, military and naval or To Mr. Danby -The lot in which the instructions from Mr Neate, who, being an

done was stosa dressing took place is op the south officer in the Survey Department, be out was hot with him on that, he had shit the with a European constable dressed like the this morning.

fine with a

P. C. 191, Tang &kam, said he met de-ganisation, quarantine and sanitary 11, side of Robison Road, I am not a pro. sumed he was right in obeying without defence that, not the rough-dressing for Sergeant (siaustový in Court. She was fendant at 6.45 am-to-day in Wyndham precautions as regards, animais, and, as į

31, Melbrak, excited and there was a lot of people. I treat. He was carrying the board pro- ancillary to these, an Imperial budget 20, Hope,

Feb. fessional draughtsman and may be miqueta recalled said :—I was under the which the ordinance prescribed a penalty her husband's brother who original dused on his shoulder." Un being question- and the quotas to be provided by each taken. I had no complain's from Mr.

His Worship asid there was no prind her. She does not wish to retura tond about it he said the people in a csolie ¦ part of the Empire for these purposes, Neate about the blasting before this. The impression that the Inspector of Nuisances

Came eatablished against Mr. Danby, proper ran to put the law in uno facis

she would only be sold for Волво, was with of erection for WAS Las been in c

Bir Danby said if His Worship building b

the constable to the coolie house, but the representative Governments were in- four or five months. I do not know how tion. I did not know that it was necessary

several persons to join me in him as to his nos being responsible for the and her position made wores. She wishes house told him to take it away. He took Only colonies possessing responsible or going on.

notions the blasting has been

the Obinaman, he was satisfied, her father to be written to, but not her people there denied all knowledge of him.

Defendant made the usual excuse that a cluded in the scheme, and to initiate it 12 Ciluradei from and had not another word to a

husband's relatives for they sold her before. I have had no complaints about blasting or indicting this as a pabile nuisance.

She would like Worship read the following

to her paternal grand- to ga

Parliaments to take steps to accredit His Worship naid Mr Neate had up she 3.one dressing from any one else.

not tell him where he was to take it to. To His Worship: As a general rule I "Russell on Crime" to show that no sin

This case was also remanded till Saturday. representatives of their territories to would take out summons without con-gle man to whom it was an annoyance

Was aggrieved, he was labouring under Sha Po, in the province of Honan. She

form the High State Council. A second consultative body would not be necessary, He lives at the same place. sulting the Bu. veyer boueral, but in import could indlot it or caused it to be indicted aroutly believed in his own mind that he father, Chan I Ting, who lives at Wong man gave it to him to carry, but he did the Queen might be advised to ask ber great exasperation and annoyance at the would like her brother Uhan Piu Kin to be publis nuisance An Indictment will not lie for that time and wont and made this complaint

as the Council would not be inclined to 3. H. Note: I live just over RobinsOR

The grastest diffionity was experienced

enter upon precipitate measures. oad, abore the Mosque. Un the next lot which is a nuisance only to a few iuhay and got these summonses out,

bitants of particular place; as where,

isting Pattismente would occupy the Lower House, giving We hear that during the next few days position of

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She is a bait witted The plaintiff's oss belog declared closed, but one to my house there is a house in conree of erection. The lot between upon an indictment against a tinman for Mr Nease left the box, although repeatedly with this witness,

and walked woman and spoke in sach an incoherent Vacant. The house has been in course of the noise made by him in carrying on his told not to go by erection for Ave or six mouths, and bisting trade, it appeared to evidence, that the out of the Court house. Mr Danly explained manner, sod in such a mixture of dialogie, I believe has been going on from time t only the inhabitants of sime during that period. The first day taw number of the chambers in Clifford's Ian, would handed to ask him whether be that her story was not easily followed. she

Sergeant Stanton, who has gbarge of the We learn from the Japanese newspapers by thirty-three members, and the colonies Gay Mannering the blasting was the 20th ult, soost noon, and that by shutting the windows the noise to low him (blr Danby) to go over a laughing and gaining the whole time 1knew before by the appearatios of stones on | Was in a great, manasure prevented, word which he said had been doe the gracks | she was in Court, the ground test there had been blasting. Ellenborough, O J., held that the indict of course he kusw his Worship could not ease, aid he had there evidence to produce, that the military officers who are to be sent by thirty-eight, there latter being dis- Celtie Monarch,

anbait to the Chinese style of dressing population and wealth, twelve being Raphael. I was going out of my house into the frontment could not be sustained, as the annoy force or compel Mr Neats to prove what he the constable who brought the woman to to Chins for their studies will have to tributed according to considerations of garden. I heard the gong soaded and ance was, if anything, a private naises had said, but he would have liked to put

Defendant said she is married women, and even to be obliged to wear a queue in given to the American colonies, seven to -No other that proposal to bim before the Court. almost instantaneously saw two shots fired

The case was, after some further con wife of Lia Sow Man. He earns his living order to resemble the Celestials as far as the colonies in Africa, four to the Adas Achilles (6) the back of the premises ferred person besides Mr Neste has complained

prove the danger fondants. Pa dy

Lane with her busband and family stones, one from each shot, pass in Mr Menhettet la abia

from

the station taing now in hospital. Inpentur Dloaver, regalied,

at Can-

to as in courts of erection – I Bw two of the nuisarios arising from the blasting, varsation, diamizsed as aguinas both de by rearing pigs. Bhe lived at Ohu Kwangna effoot of the state of affairs at the colonies, and Afteen to the ‹Â‚ustralasian front of me towards the north-east of the practice. He made no complaint Mr. Danby naked whether Ris Worship 10n. The complainant used to live in the capital are felt at Newchwang as well as colocies. The choice of representatives Cassandra (s.)

corner of the ground, and perhaps 100 feet to m in the sir. Kach stone was more than

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had any power to give costs or compen- same street. She knew complainant through at Tientsin. We are informed that although and their emolument would be according going to the differnt houses to collect it was the opening of the season native to the provisions of local Parliaments, Ela Wombip That being so. Ishal salon to a person against whom an un

and that it was difficult individual vote. It might be presumed Highmoor. to the steamer in order to to transcot Borical other sheta bat bad, heard dismiss the charge against the two de founded and frivolous charge was brought kitchen refuse for her plas. On the 2nd merchants there display an unlilingness but every representative would give his clemòral Fairchild, seviral other shots but did not wait to sea : fondanta as regards tho muisance from the Hiers be had been brouzlit without just | Aprilska enon 4 visit to her rela- to find a for the cargo arrive that such a high official as the English-|

Searstary of State for Foreign Affairs Hungarian (1) reason and at very considerable inconvent come to Hongkong.

A correspondent informs as that is rising would be elected a member of the exea and pecuniary loss to himself. The tions and she mat the complainant on ing from Shanghal ams work had been going on for live board, Complainant asked defendant to

oing to the authorities insisting on the has taken place ut 600 li from Chlubinas

them. I heard about six in suce seion, blasting.

I BAW the second defondant standing

Mr Stephens said he was prepared to on the hill Doar the conduit with two other Chinese, locking impertinently at me zove with regard to his defendant in the

1 hoard one or both of the Chinese call charge of illegal dressing that he was not out Ayah, Tai" meaning as I under the ten at all, iis olient had charge of stood it, a big blast, I had not examined another division of the work. He had the

months and no domplaint as made about

it by Mr Noate or any one else.

The Magistrate said Air Neate had evid.

She refused and that was all the knew. bring her to. Hongkong to get employment had nothing to do with her,

about Chinking,

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